Black Rocks Rowing Club

On Sunday 13th September the wind of the previous few days finally subsided and we took the opportunity to enjoy a wee ‘excursion’ row to Inchkeith. Maria, Karen and Douglas – led by Chris and Finlay who had done all the necessary passage planning – set out early in the afternoon on the 4-mile row […]

Following on from the undoubted success of our Summer Solstice row, we thought it might be a good idea to mark another, much rarer, astronomical event – a 94% solar eclipse – too. So, on Wednesday 12th August, on a lovely calm evening, Elisa, Catherine, Karen, Finlay, Gavin and Douglas joined a flotilla from the […]

When cox Finlay suggested a “Midsummer Night’s Row”, he was apprehensive that the club would think he was mad, and no-one would sign up.  Nervously checking the spreadsheet an hour later, he was both surprised and delighted to see that the sign-up sheet was full! Throughout May and June, time and again rows were cancelled […]

We got the 2026 regatta season off to a cracking start at the aptly-named ‘Frostbite’ regatta at Kinghorn Loch on 1st February. This is a really friendly local event, and was an excellent opportunity for some of our members to have their first or second taste of competitive rowing. As always, the catering laid on […]